Ted Nelson demonstrates Xanadu Space

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as the shortest way to grasp Nelson's idea of referential content and how the web could have been different.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

photonhunter

Topic

xanadu hypertext

Format

demo

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2011–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Too many great talks to mention, but if I had to pick one it would be Ted Nelson's few minutes of demonstration of Xanadu. Demonstration is lacking, but what he said about the concept/idea is what stuck with me. Deep and referential(?) content. [VIDEO]

• And if you're into watching long videos of what the digital future was supposed to look like, Douglas Adams and Tom Baker made a documentary called Hyperland , and you can watch all 50 minutes of it here: [LINK] or if you want a shorter …

• this is a great supplement for this: [VIDEO] a close up demo. His product Xanadu space, I hope it comes to light but the websites aren't looking too hot.